Calgary police seek pair in death of Eneas Emilio Perdomo, 5, now deemed a homicide

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Calgary police want the public's help to locate two people described as persons of interest in what investigators now say isthe homicide of five-year-old Eneas Emilio Perdomo, who died of blunt-force trauma in July 2015.

Investigators want to speak with Allan Edgardo Perdomo Lopez, 56, and Carolina Del Carmen Perdomo, 49.

Theyare described as relations of the boy but police said they have so far been unable to confirm the exact nature of the relationships.

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Insp. Don Coleman initially told reporters Allan was Emilio's father and Carolina is Allan's wife, but police later retracted that and said "investigators are still working to determine exactly how closely they are related" to the deceased child.

Colemansaid investigators recently went to the pair's Calgary home to speak with them after new information in the case came to light, but neither was there.

"We believe they may be out of the province, potentially B.C.," Coleman said.

Emilio was brought to hospital on July 10, 2015, suffering from injuries that family members described at the time as the result of numerous accidents.

"Medical staff observed swelling and bruising all over his body, which was not consistent with the activities of a child his age," police said in a release.

On July 17, 2015, the child died from his injuries and an autopsy later found his death was the result of multiple blunt-force trauma.

Emilio was born in Mexico City andcame to Calgary without his mother a few months before he died. His motherstill lives in Mexico City, police said.

Calgary police continuedto question family members formonths after the boy's death, which they described at the time as suspicious.

Investigatorsworking with the medical examiner's officenow say "new medical evidence" has helped police deem the death a homicide.

"We worked locally and sought some expert opinion on the cause of death," Coleman said.

"We recently received those results and that's allowed us to move forward with [attempting to locate] Allan and Carolina. We believe there was some exclusive access to Emilio, obviously, that would have been a part of that cause of death."

Descriptions of persons of interest

Allan isdescribed as Hispanic andfive feet nine inchestallwith a medium build, brown eyes and brown hair.

Carolina isdescribed as Hispanic and five feet one inchtall, with a medium build, brown eyes and black hair.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the couple orthe death of Emilio in generalis asked to call police at403-266-1234or the homicide unittip lineat403-428-8877.

Tips can also be left anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers online or by phone at1-800-222-8477.